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DISCOVER THE HISTORY OF THE ILO’S HEALTH

                                        INSURANCE SCHEME


            Dorothea Hoehtker, assisted by the Secretariat and some members of the Management
            Committee  of  the  SHIF  (Staff  Health  Insurance  Fund),  honours  the  100  years  of  the
            Fund and tells its history.

            Through  her  booklet,  you  will  discover  the  Fund  of  yesterday,  its  creation  and  its
                                                commitments,  but  also  the  Fund  of  today  with  its
                                                issues linked to modern life.

                                                DELVE INTO HISTORY

                                                It  all  starts  in  1922  with  the  outbreak  of  the  terrible
                                                Spanish flu...

                                                Dorothea  takes  us  through  the  century  and  tells  us
                                                about the relationship between the Organization and
                                                the Fund, and how the ILO recognized the importance
                                                of  establishing  coverage  through  a  mutual  health
                                                insurance scheme.

            That scheme was to be based on intergenerational solidarity and be proportional to the
            income of its members.

            Through Dorothea's research, you will meet the ILO's first medical officer, who placed
            great importance on the health and well-being of the staff. You will also meet the first
            nurse, hired to visit the sick at home, and the historical photos she has discovered will
            take you back behind the scenes of this history.

            ILO HEALTH INSURANCE IN 2023

            The  booklet  also  deals  with  the  functioning  and  future  of  the  Fund.  It  addresses  the
            issue of privatization and the value of maintaining an independent insurance scheme
            vis-α-vis other UN agencies. It also deals with the history of benefits and cost control.

            We are all obviously concerned by these issues and the services offered by the fund.
            The  involvement  of  all  of  you,  whether  you  are  retired  or  active  members,  will  be
            necessary to maintain the quality of these benefits.

            WHERE TO FIND THE BOOKLET?

            Discover, read or download the brochure about 100 years of mutual health insurance by
            clicking on this link: "One hundred years of mutual health insurance".

            Should the link not function go directly to  ILO  SHIF  website  and click on “SHIF
            Centenary book".







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